The building of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in KievMOSCOW, Jan 18 The Kremlin did not comment on reports of that Russia is allegedly going to evacuate diplomats from Ukraine, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that the Russian Foreign Ministry has already spoken on this topic and there is nothing to add to this. «The Foreign Ministry has already said everything,» Peskov told reporters. When asked if the Kremlin had anything to add to this, Peskov answered in the negative. «No,» he said. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously reported that the Russian embassy in Kiev was operating normally. Earlier, the New York Times, citing a senior Ukrainian security official, reported that Russia was going to evacuate diplomats from Ukraine. According to the newspaper, diplomats at two Russian consulates in Ukraine were allegedly ordered to prepare to leave the country. The publication also reported that on January 5, 18 people, mostly children and wives of Russian diplomats, allegedly boarded buses bound for Russia, and were allegedly followed by about 30 more people from Kiev and the consulate in Lvov over the next few days. At the same time, it was not specified how many diplomats were among them.
